New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
EXHIBITIONS OF THE COMING sEAsoN-aorEs on
a.rs PAINTISds.

PAINTISds.
The first regular exhibition OF the autumn VIII DO
that of the National Academy Last year the au'nma
exhibition was a dismal spectacle, but next season
the same rolicy is to be pursued which made the
spring exhibition distinguished snccess Thee
will be an opening exhibition Of American paintings
at the American Art Galleries, which NAV Include
some of the pictures from the Salon. It has been
pruposed that the Academy exhibition shouid give
place to one BY the Society OF American Artists ia
tbe autumn and that the Society and Academy should
unite in one spring exhibition but this excellent
.ug1estiou due to n artist who Is member OF both
ordinations can hardly DO carried into effect 1t
present
Opening exhibitions at the galleries Of the dealers
will present paintings by Csbanel, Lefebvre and
6erome owned by Messrs Schaus 81 Co., and a large
painting by Mr.. Toby Rosenthal which VIII be showa
by Messrs. Knoedler & Co.. who exhibited the Cali
fornia artists picture OF Constance de Beverly before
her Judges" two years since. The Seielmeyer-
Mupkacsy campaign of captrap and bluster is TO be
continued. IL is impossible to tell what next season
may bring forth in the way OF sales but at present
n,thing Is promised OF especial Importance The only
interesting is in regard to the Beecher
collection OF prints, paintings, rugs, ETC., which has
been mentioned in The TRIBUNE. This will be sold
l November or December.
The " announcements TOR next season are as YEA
few in number, but it certain that the year will 90
even more CROWDED tnan the last, and there VIII
undoubtedly be auction sales enough to make the
ethics OF such sales interesting subject IL may
be worth while to give especial attention TO the
practice of stufing" sales. When a Collection is
advertised belonging to q private person. but
various dealers allowed TO put In their unstable
PICTURES 1t is clear that this involves injustice
the public, to use stronger phrase Again II a
sale is advertised absolutely without reserve
it is expected that the highest bona fde bidder will
obtain the picture, whether the amount OF the bid be
satisfactory not But every one conversant with
auction Gales kMws that this frequently does not
happen. The Art Amateur " declores positively
that twenty pictures in the Morgan collection were
" bid in and still stored Ih this city, awaiting
private BUYERS The OF the pictures are given,
and charge made directly and with SO much
detail cannot prudently be ignored As regards
another charge, that the managers of the SALE the
American Art Association, bought the Probasco
pictures en- bloc previous to the auction It may
be said that there is the evidence OF letter iron Mr..
Pobasco TO the contrary. This story was circulated
before the pictures we're pnt upon eXhibition. and
MIR. Professors denial then could probably nave Deen
seen by any DESTROYS OF hearing Goth sides Inc
Art Amateur" also calls attention to cnrious FEATURES
of important sales and such vigilance Is sef,
now that the business OF buying and selling pictures
has grown TO be so large. Tue subject Of picture
forgery il also worth attention. whether the forgeries
he Of modern French painters or OF old masters
with the inevitable " documentary evidence, long
pedgrees and perhaps references to catalogues
prevalence OF copies. some OF most respectaole
antiquity. Another point, to be noted by picture
buyers, is the touching up of paintings Ihls 10
by no means confined to old pictures II may seem
perfectly legitimate TO entrdst IroyJn; DauDiShy
What not to an artist to be not only cleaned pu'
also touched no." but any " restoration when IN
wolves the use OF color makes the icture the ORR OF
two men, and If not acknosledged is improper whie
its wisdom is ALWAYS more than doubtful hhese orr
some of the phases OF picture buying ana seiiins WIN
which buyers will do well to make themselves con-
versant
The Prize Fund exhibition will remain open through
the summer since the pictures not TO be shown IN
other cities as in former years. The amount Of the
50 les is reported to be about $4,000.
Ia this column fortnight since it was correctly stated
that Breion's La Fin du Travail" in the present
salon is the property of NJ Knoedler g. Co. This
statement, however, brought telegram from hr.
Coae, of st. Louis which reads as follows; Jaies
BIeton's great painting. entitled La Fin du travail
ia the pie Salon, pronounced his masterpiece
direct commission from me, ana is not the property oil
Knoeder.7 Mr.. Coale's generous tribute TO TINS
picture will doubtless be appreciated by Messrs'
Knoeder & Co.. who ure its owners. lt rarely nap
pens that picturebuyer goes to the expense an!
trouble OF telegraohing such cordial praise OF
anothers property. IL appears that Mr. Coale Is the
owner of another picture ny Breton IN the salon.
entitled :" A Travers Champs" but Mr. Coale mag.
unanimously pronounces the picture OF NJ knoedier Y
Co. the artists masterpiece"
In connection with the exhibition OF Millets works
AZ the " Beaux Arts a curious discovery has been
made which is anything but credable to tae persons
immediately interested The Municipal Council was
informed that an important painting by Millet had
been found at the Ministry OF Fine Arts Galgnani
says: he Committee were about 10 add this work
to the catalogue, when singular discovery was made
concerning it. ~ dc Nleuwerkerke. who bought the
picture for the State, placed it IN the hands OF LADY
named Nine. Trolon, who kept it tor some years.
The apartment the OF FIRE, and the picture
was much damaged chat scarcely any OF it
remained. When it was returned to the Minister.
the latter tor NJ Briotte the restorer employed
by the State and he succeeded in restoring the part
which had been almost entirely DESTROYED In toe
| spirit OF the master Isle. The committee intend
to place these facts record in their exhibition
catalogue, and the circumstance is likely TO excite
considerable interest and curiosity on the part OF
| visitors to the exhibition"
This picture originally showed in the left foreground
peasant reclining tying his shoes. little beyond
two women leaning on rakes, another stopping and
gathering herbs, the right water-course and
several cows, in the background meadow. After
the fire there lett only the reclining peasant the
head of one Of the standing figures the hands OF
the herb gatherer. All the rest completely
destro yed and resto ed" BY NJ Brottct, painter
restorer to the Louvre" 1t therefore becomes
! interesting question whether the picture shall beg
| the signature OF Millet or of Briottet.